REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 7, 2025
FROM
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
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Establish Spending Authority for Ground Ambulance Medical Transportation Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Authorize the Purchasing Agent to establish a total aggregate spending amount of $2.4 million with American Medical Response of Inland Empire, for the period of October 7, 2025 through October 6, 2028, for the provision of ground ambulance medical transportation services for incarcerated individuals housed at the County's detention centers.
(Presenter: Carolina Mendoza, Chief Deputy Director, 387-0640)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The estimated annual cost for these services is $800,000 for a total aggregated amount of $2.4 million. Sufficient appropriation is included in the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator's (Department) 2025-26 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of the recommendation will allow the Department to obtain ground ambulance medical transportation services to medical facilities, as needed, for sick or injured incarcerated individuals at the Department's detention centers.
In 1984, Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency (ICEMA), acting in its capacity as San Bernardino County's local emergency medical service agency, established an emergency medical services plan that included establishing exclusive operating areas (EOAs) for ground medical transportation services for emergency and inter-facility medical transportation needs, as allowed under California Health and S...
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